dudara wrote: » The reason why I am discounting Sean Gallagher as a candidate is that I haven't seen him do anything for the past 7 years since his first punt at the Presidency. He didn't stand for local elections or for general elections. We didn't hear anything (IIRC) during the same sex marriage or 8th amendment referendums. To me, it just looks like he simply re-emerged for a second shot. If he is serious about having an impact, I would have expected something from him in the past 7 years. I'm hoping tonight's debate will be interesting. We have a real lack of polls and a lot of turmoil, so it will be interesting to see how the candidates perform.
Coillte_Bhoy wrote: » Hopefully thats exactly what he will be, the semi articulate buffoon that he is
FrancieBrady wrote: » I voted five times in that poll. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
LiamoSail wrote: » So Casey is in fact further ahead than the pole suggests?
Kamden Fit Worker wrote: » One large bookie now has Casey as 2nd fav @29 (28/1). It's turning into a 2-horse race (old horse and the new blood).
Atlantis50 wrote: » scooby77 wrote: » And down to 9/4 in betting without Michael D....he was at 12/1 in that as recently as Saturday (threw on a sneaky €5 then). Some money going on him... Wow, down to 9/4 now. Good thing I got in at 16/1 last Thursday
scooby77 wrote: » And down to 9/4 in betting without Michael D....he was at 12/1 in that as recently as Saturday (threw on a sneaky €5 then). Some money going on him...
haley79 wrote: » i'm feeling fairly confident about my tenner on casey to win at 100/1 roll on friday
Atoms for Peace wrote: » It will be great fun if Gallagher starts throwing some serious dirt at Higgins, which he surely must have after seven years of brooding. I can see MDH getting fierce ratty if he does.
haley79 wrote: » i reckon sean has the ammo to unleash at higgins but why should he now when hes an also-ran
MrMusician18 wrote: » It depends, if some people were to be believed, his support level is still on 2% so there would be little point in going after him.
paw patrol wrote: » Probably forgotten about by election day or give Higgins time to recover or spin on it. sweet revenge, KO at the final furlong. who knows? also who knows if he has anything. I hope so.
Patser wrote: » But Casey's approach, his speaking plainly and his attacks on Higgins have generated all the interest over the last week. If the others really want to make an impact they have to have a lot more presence and substance than last week.
weldoninhio wrote: » Semi-articulate, self made millionaire, buffoon that he is. Making millions must be right handy.
haley79 wrote: » he just has to be himself
haley79 wrote: » the debate is on rte 1 at 9:35 not sure who the moderator will be
haley79 wrote: » if you sit on your communist arse for seven years in the aras writing bolshevik poetry you will make a nice cool 3.5 million euro unless your peter casey who will not take the salary nor the unvouched annual 317,000 euro expenses
dudara wrote: » Honest question here as I don’t know the answer, can a president (or TD etc) legally not take a salary? The whole point of paying them is to disincentivise bribery etc. I would have thought it was mandated? If they wanted to give it to charity afterwards, then fine
Vincent Vega wrote: » What's with these weird little videos about Michael D appearing on Casey's twitter?https://twitter.com/CaseyPeterJ/status/1054271429401890816 And the American lad narrating them. Is he just trying to tap into the American reality tv politics MIGA feel of his supporter base, with their parroting talk of liberals, snowflakes, NPCs and silent majorities? Or could it be possible that he has received support in his campaign from American interests? I'd say Trump would much rather sit down with Casey than Higgins, and you'd have to wonder if the cancellation of his planned trip here might have been done with that possibility in mind.
